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ETF comparison

EWL vs SCHF

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF · Schwab International Equity ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
6.8 %

40 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EWL and SCHF would leave roughly 6.8% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EWL unmatched 92.0% Shared 6.8% SCHF unmatched 92.8%

Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.

In EWL only
0 positions
Shared
40 positions
In SCHF only
1,434 positions

Side by side

EWL

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF

iShares · International Developed

58 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.50%
Net assets
$3.02B
TTM yield
1.66%
Top-10 conc.
65.4%
SCHF

Schwab International Equity ETF

Schwab · International Developed

93 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$67.70B
TTM yield
3.13%
Top-10 conc.
13.8%

Sub-score comparison

50
Cost
97
80
Tax efficiency
77
77
Liquidity
100
21
Concentration
95
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Tracking quality
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EWL sub-score SCHF

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

SCHF is 47 bps cheaper than EWL. On a $100,000 position that's about $470/yr more in fees for EWL.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with EWL vs SCHF.

Top shared holdings

40 shared in total
# Holding In EWL In SCHF Overlap
1 Roche Holding AG 13.64% 1.01% 1.01%
2 Novartis AG 12.34% 0.94% 0.94%
3 Nestle S.A. 11.05% 0.83% 0.83%
4 UBS Group AG 5.13% 0.56% 0.56%
5 ABB Ltd 5.75% 0.50% 0.50%
6 COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 5.21% 0.41% 0.41%
7 Zurich Insurance Group AG 4.33% 0.36% 0.36%
8 Swiss Re AG 2.78% 0.17% 0.17%
9 Lonza Group AG 2.75% 0.16% 0.16%
10 Holcim AG 2.44% 0.15% 0.15%
11 Galderma Group AG 2.18% 0.13% 0.13%
12 Sika AG 2.13% 0.13% 0.13%

Only in EWL

0 total

Every EWL position is also held by SCHF.

Only in SCHF

1,434 total
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.88%
  • SK hynix Inc 2.23%
  • ASML Holding NV 2.14%
  • HSBC Holdings PLC 1.17%
  • Royal Bank of Canada 0.94%
  • Shell PLC 0.84%
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 0.82%
  • AstraZeneca PLC 0.80%
  • Siemens AG 0.80%
  • BHP Group Ltd 0.79%

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see /methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.